Fireballs Academy

Fireballs Academy is our volunteering and work experience program. Through the Academy, undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds have the opportunity to work with SSTC researchers on current projects in planetary science.

What’s involved? It’s up to you! Involvement may include (but is not limited to):

Participation in outreach events

Data analysis and management

Developing meteorite tracking technology

Meteorite hunting field trips

Research projects exploring:

The role meteorites play in our understanding of how the solar system formed

Impact cratering on Earth and Mars

Martian geology

Crater detection algorithm training

Space engineering with the CubeSat project

We accept volunteers from any discipline, though the program will be most rewarding for those with a background in: